What is Google?

• Brief description
o Google's Place in the World Wide Web
o From Humble Beginnings as a Stellar Search Tool to Free Application Warehouse Empire
• List of Free Applications Offered by Google
o Gmail (e-mail service)
o Google Calendar (calendar/appointment service)
o Google Talk (instant messaging service)
o Google Docs & Spreadsheets (online word processor and spreadsheet)
o Google Maps (mapping tool)
o Google Earth (virtual globe)
o Google SketchUp (3D drawing tool)
o Picasa (digital imaging editor and web album)
o Blogger (blog service provider)
o Google Book Search (books or excerpts online)
o Google Scholar (academic journal search engine)
o Google Video (video sharing service)
o Google Desktop (desktop alternative)
o ...and many other tools in the works...

Gmail

• What do I need to use this tool?
• How is this tool being used in education?
o Examples
o Benefits of Student and/or Teacher Use
• Where can I find additional resources about this tool?

Google Calendar

• What do I need to use this tool?
• How is this tool being used in education?
o Examples
o Benefits of Student and/or Teacher Use
• Where can I find additional resources about this tool?

Google Talk

• What do I need to use this tool?
• How is this tool being used in education?
o Examples
o Benefits of Student and/or Teacher Use
• Where can I find additional resources about this tool?

Google Docs & Spreadsheets

• What do I need to use this tool?
• How is this tool being used in education?
o Examples
o Benefits of Student and/or Teacher Use
• Where can I find additional resources about this tool?

Google Maps

• What do I need to use this tool?
• How is this tool being used in education?
o Examples
o Benefits of Student and/or Teacher Use
• Where can I find additional resources about this tool?

Google Earth

• What do I need to use this tool?
• How is this tool being used in education?
o Examples
o Benefits of Student and/or Teacher Use
• Where can I find additional resources about this tool?

Google SketchUp

• What do I need to use this tool?
• How is this tool being used in education?
o Examples
o Benefits of Student and/or Teacher Use
• Where can I find additional resources about this tool?

Picasa

• What do I need to use this tool?
• How is this tool being used in education?
o Examples
o Benefits of Student and/or Teacher Use
• Where can I find additional resources about this tool?

Blogger

• What do I need to use this tool?
• How is this tool being used in education?
o Examples
o Benefits of Student and/or Teacher Use
• Where can I find additional resources about this tool?

Google Book Search

• What do I need to use this tool?
• How is this tool being used in education?
o Examples
o Benefits of Student and/or Teacher Use
• Where can I find additional resources about this tool?

Google Scholar

• What do I need to use this tool?
• How is this tool being used in education?
o Examples
o Benefits of Student and/or Teacher Use
• Where can I find additional resources about this tool?

Google Video

• What do I need to use this tool?
• How is this tool being used in education?
o Examples
o Benefits of Student and/or Teacher Use
• Where can I find additional resources about this tool?

Google Desktop

• What do I need to use this tool?
• How is this tool being used in education?
o Examples
o Benefits of Student and/or Teacher Use
• Where can I find additional resources about this tool?

What the Google Future Brings!

• What other tools are emerging from Google?
• Why should we care about Google's influence on Education?
• Where can I find additional resources about the Google Applications phenomenon?